gahkk!

everyone has been so taken with facebook. when it first started, i thought i'd give it a try. i didn't really see anything about it i thought was earth-shaking, and i did not like the fact you had to give your name and birthdate, but i stayed with it. since then soooooo many people have gotten on the train.

i don't spend time with facebook. i never got into it especially since the whole paradigm is so invasive. at my age, privacy is a core concept. and it seems like every time i turn around there's another news article about losing privacy in facebook.

the most recent thing i saw mentioned how facebook's ceo doesn't believe in privacy. wait ... what? i'm sitting here picturing a distinguished, grey-haired, tall, 65-yr old saying he doesn't believe in privacy. foolishness.

i finally saw a picture of mark zuckerberg. the kid is 26. no wonder he doesn't believe in privacy. he didn't grow up with all the concerns my generation had. and have you looked at a facebook page lately? i looked at mine for the first time in a long time -- no one cares about privacy. there's no concern. none. they're all ... i went here, and i like this, and i did that.

so what's keeping me from just closing down and pulling out? well, it's the only way i have to connect with or see what a number of people are currently doing. that proves one of the rationales for facebook, but still ....